Author Topic: Sunderland TP Amphibian Fire-Bomber  (Read 42900 times)

Offline kitnut617

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Re: Sunderland TP Amphibian Fire-Bomber
« Reply #100 on: April 28, 2013, 12:58:07 AM »
I'm starting to transfer what I came up with to the other fuselage half (top pic)  and then I got the nose gear bay done, this was a doodle compared to the main gear bays.  Bottom pic shows where it is compared to where the bulkhead I've put in is, I'm going to have a floor around the wheel bay and then a 'ship's ladder' up to the flight deck.

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Re: Sunderland TP Amphibian Fire-Bomber
« Reply #101 on: April 28, 2013, 01:00:19 AM »
I've also started work on the tail end, I've cut out the turret housing and all the bodywork that was made to streamline the rear end to the turret.  I'm modifying a left-over Shackleton tail end and I'll use the clear part too.

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Re: Sunderland TP Amphibian Fire-Bomber
« Reply #102 on: April 28, 2013, 03:43:56 AM »
And it's begining to look as I envisioned it ---
« Last Edit: April 28, 2013, 03:45:40 AM by kitnut617 »

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Re: Sunderland TP Amphibian Fire-Bomber
« Reply #103 on: April 28, 2013, 04:32:49 AM »
Without wings?   Yeah, I know...leaving now! ;)
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Re: Sunderland TP Amphibian Fire-Bomber
« Reply #104 on: May 15, 2013, 08:09:54 PM »
Well guys, I'm not much further ahead, I've got 'silly' busy with work at the moment and just haven't had time to do anything else.  And I wasn't going to rush the build --- 

On top of that I've been under pressure from my clients to start drawing in 3D, I've had to purchase a new drafting program to do this so it's back to school to learn how to use it as it's not like the AutoCad I've been used to for the last 20 years.  I'm not sure when I'll get back to building models for now----

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Re: Sunderland TP Amphibian Fire-Bomber
« Reply #105 on: May 16, 2013, 02:34:02 AM »
I've had to purchase a new drafting program

which program?
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Re: Sunderland TP Amphibian Fire-Bomber
« Reply #106 on: May 16, 2013, 05:12:24 AM »
Sucks to be you somedays ... !!!  Sorry to.hear the RW is causing you trouble !!!  I'm still looking forward to seeing you finished this build.
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Re: Sunderland TP Amphibian Fire-Bomber
« Reply #107 on: May 16, 2013, 05:26:40 AM »
Without wings and a few other changes it could be an amphibious bus.  What a revelation  :))

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Re: Sunderland TP Amphibian Fire-Bomber
« Reply #108 on: May 16, 2013, 06:38:18 AM »
I've had to purchase a new drafting program

which program?

Inventor, which comes with an AutoCad upgrade to Version 2014 (I'm using Version 2008 at the moment). Although I can make AutoCad dwgs with Inventor, it's a differently written program so I'm told.

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Re: Sunderland TP Amphibian Fire-Bomber
« Reply #109 on: May 16, 2013, 06:40:40 AM »
Sucks to be you somedays ... !!!  Sorry to.hear the RW is causing you trouble !!!  I'm still looking forward to seeing you finished this build.

I will finish the build, it's just going to take me some time and whenever I can get to it.  I've been doing 12-16 hour days just lately, mentally wasted at the end of the day and I've still got to learn the new program when I'm not working.

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Re: Sunderland TP Amphibian Fire-Bomber
« Reply #110 on: May 16, 2013, 03:50:57 PM »
I've had to purchase a new drafting program

which program?

Inventor, which comes with an AutoCad upgrade to Version 2014 (I'm using Version 2008 at the moment). Although I can make AutoCad dwgs with Inventor, it's a differently written program so I'm told.

I know it well.  We use it at work.
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Re: Sunderland TP Amphibian Fire-Bomber
« Reply #111 on: May 18, 2013, 05:57:44 AM »
I'm sorry to hear this beauty is on the back-burner, but I completely understand.

That work thing has been no end of annoyance for me as well.

Please let us know when you get rolling with this incredible model again!

Brian da Basher

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Re: Sunderland TP Amphibian Fire-Bomber
« Reply #112 on: May 20, 2013, 10:04:39 PM »
This will all depend on the learning curve I will be on, if I pick up on Inventor quick then I can get back to models quicker.

Meanwhile, now this GB is over, could the Moderators please move my thread back to Current Builds.  Thanks.

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Re: Sunderland TP Amphibian Fire-Bomber
« Reply #113 on: May 21, 2013, 03:08:40 AM »
Thanks Greg   :)

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Re: Sunderland TP Amphibian Fire-Bomber
« Reply #114 on: October 01, 2015, 11:42:49 AM »
I've just discovered this totally bonkers (yet all rather logical) beauty. Dare I bump?
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Re: Sunderland TP Amphibian Fire-Bomber
« Reply #115 on: October 02, 2015, 07:05:01 AM »
I've just discovered this totally bonkers (yet all rather logical) beauty. Dare I bump?

Definitely worth a bump, Old Bean!

Perhaps Mr Kitnut will have some news for us on this wonder soon...

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Re: Sunderland TP Amphibian Fire-Bomber
« Reply #116 on: October 05, 2015, 10:05:35 AM »
Very Very NICE!!!

I love the undercarriage setup...and the work gone into it!! A really interesting concept and it just looks right! It's a wonder they didn't try to give he wheels!

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Re: Sunderland TP Amphibian Fire-Bomber
« Reply #117 on: October 06, 2015, 09:52:39 AM »
Well -- unfortunately life took a quick (but painful) kick at the family jewels  ---- the work that I did at home came to a sudden stop --- had to go get a regular job again (one I happen to like though, I work at Calgary International as a security escort, get to drive out around the aircraft and such) but the hours are very long each day (12-16 is the norm at the moment) so the hobby has had to take a backseat for a while -- again   :(   :icon_crap:
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Re: Sunderland TP Amphibian Fire-Bomber
« Reply #118 on: April 03, 2020, 04:04:04 AM »
Well, resurrection time   ;)  I'll post some pre-get-on-with-it pics shortly.

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Re: Sunderland TP Amphibian Fire-Bomber
« Reply #119 on: April 05, 2020, 03:24:22 PM »

I didn't know this thread : it looks great ! keep on going !

long live seaplanes !

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Re: Sunderland TP Amphibian Fire-Bomber
« Reply #120 on: April 05, 2020, 06:06:23 PM »
Talk about corpses rising from the dead! :o

Hope she gets up & running, this time, mate! :smiley:
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Re: Sunderland TP Amphibian Fire-Bomber
« Reply #121 on: April 06, 2020, 01:30:34 AM »
Great to see this one back!

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Re: Sunderland TP Amphibian Fire-Bomber
« Reply #122 on: April 06, 2020, 02:19:18 AM »
Well, resurrection time  ...

Very apropos for Easter  ;D

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Re: Sunderland TP Amphibian Fire-Bomber
« Reply #123 on: April 06, 2020, 02:19:25 PM »
Forgot about where this was going.
Perfect group build for it

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Re: Sunderland TP Amphibian Fire-Bomber
« Reply #124 on: April 07, 2020, 03:19:32 AM »
Thanks everyone for the encouragement ----

Here's a couple of pics just to show that it's as it was left years ago   :-[